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Energy Conservation Booklet - Club Enerji
Energy Conservation Booklet - Club Enerji
ACs
Keep ACs at 26oC. For each degree that is set above 22oC, you will use 3
to 5 percent less energy. Keep ACs at 26oC.
Set your window ACs with non digital display at 'low cool' or 'medium
cool' instead of 'high cool'.
Turn on your ACs one hour after office commences and turn them off
an hour before it shuts.
Clean AC filters increase the efficiency of cooling and energy
consumption. Ensure that filters are cleaned at regular intervals.
Use tinted glass or solar film on your windows - they save as much as
40% energy.
REFRIGERATOR
Allow enough space for air circulation around the refrigerator. Keep a six inch
distance from the wall to allow heat generated by the compressor and motor to
escape.
Do not stuff your refrigerator. Adequate space for air circulation increases
cooling efficiency.
Set the temperature to 'medium' for optimum cooling.
Do not keep the refrigerator door open unnecessarily for long periods. Decide
what you want before you open the door.
Make sure that food items are cooled to room temperature and securely
covered before they are placed in the refrigerator.
WASHING MACHINE
Use your washing machine with full load as the electricity usage remains same
even when you run it with half the load.
When purchasing, choose the energy efficient one.
Always switch it off from the plug point as the 'stand-by' mode still consumes
power.
Avoid using the washing machine between 10am and 8pm as it is the peak
hour of power consumption.
COMPUTERS
Use a laptop computer as they use much less energy than desktops. If you use a
desktop, use an LCD monitor. A typical desktop computer uses about 65 to 250
watts. A laptop uses about 15 to 45 watts.
Make sure your computer is set to sleep automatically when you take short
breaks though switching it off is the best option for longer breaks. When your
computer is in sleep, standby or hibernate mode the computer uses 0 to 6 watts
of electricity.
A screensaver does not save any energy - you save energy only if the monitor
goes blank. If you turn the monitor off at the switch it will use 0 to 10 watts of
electricity.
PLUG POINTS
What most of us fail to realize is that every time we leave a plug point 'on' after
switching an electrical appliance 'off' from the machine button, power is still
being consumed, in the 'stand-by mode'.
Make it a habit to switch off your appliances from the plug point; it saves an
unbelievable 5% of power.
Switch off your appliances like the TV, music system, juicer, mixer etc. from the
plug point itself, as unknowingly we end up keeping them on stand-by mode
and waste unnecessary power.
Don't keep your computer monitors on 'sleep' or 'screensaver' mode as this
consumes power as well.
PEAK HOUR
The time zone between 10am to 8pm witnesses the highest demand on the
power system, due to commercial entities that operate during this period.
Avoid using power between 10am and 8pm as far as possible.
This can be done by avoiding the usage of geysers, washing machines, water
pumps etc. at this peak hour.
Try ironing your clothes at one go, either before 10 am or after 8pm.
If possible wash your clothes before 10am or after 8pm.
OTHER DEVICES
Unplug mobile phone and all battery chargers when the batteries are fully
charged. Many chargers draw power even when the device is not plugged into
the charger.
Use staircase instead of an elevator as far as possible because lifts/ elevators are
high energy consumers. Each flight of stairs that you walk up saves enough
energy to power 150 light bulbs.
Use electronics devices such as torches that have solar powered cells instead of
single-use batteries. Solar energy is renewable energy.
Energy Conservation Program
A Tata Power Initiative
ENERGY CALCULATOR
Appliances Approximate No. of Total Load Average No. of Days Approximate
Load (Watts) Equipment (Watts) Hours / Day in a month Units / Month
A B C=AxB D E Units = CxDxE / 1000
General Lighting
CFL Lamps 5
8
11
15
20
Regular Lamps 25
40
60
100
Tube Lights 36
40
Heating Appliances
Electric Iron 600
1000
Toaster 750
Radio 40
Television 200
Mixer-cum-Grinder 200
Computer 200